Classical Music Discoveries

Swan Lake, Op. 20, is a ballet composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875–76. Despite its initial failure, it is now one of the most popular of all ballets. Dominique Beaulieu, conductor CMD Paris Philharmonic in Orleans Download at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p758/Tchaikovsky%3A_Swan_Lake_-_complete_%28digital_download%29.html

The Phoenix Ensemble’s latest album JOHANNES BRAHMS / ELLIOTT CARTER: CLARINET QUINTETS is, of course, masterful. The Phoenix Ensemble now looks back on almost three decades of being a fixture in the national chamber music scene, focusing on performances and recordings of 20th- and 21st-century music. Indeed, it may be this particular specialization in complex musical structures that allows the musicians to explore Brahms' late quintet with the previously unheard thoroughness and careful reconnaissance displayed on this album. For more information, please visit: http://navonarecords.com/epk/clarinetquintets/ Purchase CD at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p759/Phoenix_Ensemble_Clarinet_Quintets_%28CD%29.html Download Digital Copy at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p760/Phoenix_Ensemble_Clarinet_Quintets_%28digital_download%29.html

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian" Symphony No. 3 in D, Op. 29 "Polish" Sylvia Wagner CMD German Opera Company of Berlin Download Digital Copy at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p757/Tchaikovsky%3A_Symphonies_2_and_3_%28digital_download%29.html

As "early" musicians, the members of Les Délices have committed their professional lives to gaining an understanding of old music and instruments that inspire and excite them. However, while reading about or exploring scores from the 17th or 18th centuries may provide insight, it’s inevitable that those can offer only incomplete information. The three musicians who comprise Les Délices believe the space between what is known and what is unknown provides great opportunities for expansion and discovery. They’ve taken just such a creative leap on their newest album, SONGS WITHOUT WORDS. For more information, please visit: http://navonarecords.com/epk/songswithoutwords/ Purchase CD at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p755/Songs_without_Words_%28CD%29.html Download Digital Copy at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p756/Songs_without_Words_%28Digital_Download%29.html

During our 15 years of broadcasting, we have built up quite a list of requests from our Happy Listeners. Here are 100 of our most requested Baroque Period Masterpieces. Download your digital copy at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p752/100_Baroque_Masterpieces_%28Digital_Download%29.html

When composing the music for GENTLE WINDS, Skip Livingston had one overarching goal in mind: write music that people will enjoy playing and listening to. In GENTLE WINDS you’ll hear the rich effects that come with doing what one truly finds joy in. For more information, please visit: http://navonarecords.com/epk/gentlewinds/ Purchase CD at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p753/Gentle_Winds_-_Chamber_Music_of_Samuel_A._Livingston_%28CD%29.html Purchase Digital Copy at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p753/Gentle_Winds_-_Chamber_Music_of_Samuel_A._Livingston_%28CD%29.html

Contemporary song cycles generally lead a marginal existence in the shadow of Schubert's perennial, towering example. Connecticut-native composer Scott Perkins nevertheless audaciously marches to the beat of his own drum on WHISPERS OF HEAVENLY DEATH, setting to music an awe-inducingly broad variety of poems across all ages and cultures. For more information, please visit: http://navonarecords.com/epk/whispersofdeath/ Purchase CD at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p750/Whispers_of_Heavenly_Death_%28CD%29.html Purchase Digital Download at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p751/Whispers_of_Heavenly_Death_%28digital_download%29.html

6 hours of the most requested Classical Christmas Music by our listeners over the past 14 seasons. Download all 100 tracks at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p745/100_Most_Requested_Works_for_Christmas.html

Happy Holidays to all our “happy listeners” from Classical Music Discoveries. From now until New Year’s Day, get 75% off our entire classical recording library. That’s right! Over 1,000 classical music albums are available now at 75% off their already heavily discounted prices. Just visit our online store at ClassicalMusicDiscoveries.Store and enter the discount code “holiday” at checkout to receive your 75% off discount. Please do not delay as many of our titles are limited and once they are gone, they are gone! Again, visit ClassicalMusicDiscoveries.Store and enter the discount code “holiday” at checkout to receive 75% off your entire order. Thank you for listening to Classical Music Discoveries, the most popular classical music show in the world.

Elizabeth Vercoe’s newest album BUTTERFLY EFFECTS AND OTHER WORKS begins with a quotation. The Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi asked "Am I a human who dreamt of being a butterfly or am I now a butterfly who dreams of being a human?" This sense of oneness and the paradoxical strength of the fragile butterfly permeates through the composer’s album, establishing themes translated through woodwind instruments, vocals, and piano. For more information, please visit: http://navonarecords.com/epk/butterflyeffects/ Purchase CD at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p748/Butterfly_Effects_%28CD%29.html Purchase Digital Download at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p749/Butterfly_Effects_%28digital_download%29.html

Choi has been a champion of contemporary composers throughout her career, and her debut album demonstrates this championship while also celebrating the many cultures and customs that make up American music. BOUNDLESS proves that there are no boundaries -- cultural, energetic, or dynamic. For more information, please visit: http://navonarecords.com/epk/boundless/ Purchase CD at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p746/Boundless_%28CD%29.html Purchase Digital Download at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p747/Boundless_%28digital_download%29.html

WHEN YOU ARE REMINDED BY THE INSTRUMENTS THE MUSIC OF HAYES BIGGS In short, WHEN YOU ARE REMINDED BY THE INSTRUMENTS manages to shed light on Biggs’s incredibly versatile musical output – light which, indeed, is well deserved. For more information, please visit: http://www.navonarecords.com/epk/remindedbyinstruments/index.html Order CD at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p743/When_You_Are_Reminded_by_the_Instruments_%28CD%29.html Download digital copy at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p744/When_You_Reminded_by_the_Instruments_%28digital_download%29.html

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In this broadcast we preview the April 8, 2019 concert of La Musica International Chamber Music Festival. OPERA HOUSE CONCERT - PROGRAM I April 8, 2019 • 8:00pm Bohuslav Martinů, Serenade No.2 for Two Violins and Viola, H.216 ~ Marta Kowalczyk, Federico Agostini, Daniel Palmizio Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Trio in E-flat major, Op.70 No.2 ~ Ruth Lenz, Dmitri Atapine, Derek Han Antonín Dvořák, String Sextet, Op.48 ~ Federico Agostini, Marta Kowalczyk, Bruno Giuranna, Daniel Palmizio, Christine J. Lee, Dmitri Atapine For more information, please visit: https://www.lamusicafestival.org/festival/concerts-events Purchase digital download at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p740/La_Musica_Chamber_Music_Hour_61_%28digital_download%29.html